Budget does not inspire change for the better – PNCR
“We are certainly not building tomorrow’s Guyana today,” said Executive Member of the People’s National Congress/Reform, Cheryl Sampson, as she highlighted the glaring limitations of what has been regarded as the largest budget in recent time. Her comments were unleashed last evening as the budget debate continued. During her presentation, Sampson categorically stated that the [...]
RHTY&SC recognise national U-20 football team
$300,000 in hygienic & educational kits presented The National Under-20 football team on Monday were recognised by the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club for their efforts in the just concluded CONCACAF qualifying stage two which was held in Suriname. Despite not qualifying for the CONCACAF Finals set for Guatemala in April, the Rose [...]
RHTY&SC/Church of Latter Day Saints donate items valued $2M
Schools, Churches & Health Centers benefit The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Friday last donated items valued at $2million to a number of schools, churches and Health Centers in Region 6. The donation was done under the club’s ‘Say Yes to Education [...]
Suspect remanded for diamond dealers’ robbery
Ryan Couchman, 32, of 1360 18th Street Diamond, East Bank Demerara, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday to answer to the charge of robbery under arms. Defence counsel Patrice Henry made an appearance for the accused, who entered a not guilty plea. It is alleged that on January [...]
Fire scare at Tutorial High compound
Staff and students of Tutorial High School, located on Woolford Avenue, yesterday experienced a fire scare that raised sufficient concern for them to completely evacuate the compound. This newspaper understands that the fire originated in the alleyway aback of the school and soon crept along the fence. The blaze eventually scorched a small section of [...]
Guyana 1984 CONCACAF under-20 team was a force to be reckoned with
Dear Editor, Trinidad and Tobago hosted the 1984 Fifa 10th Concacaf youth football championship from August 19 to September 7. Guyana was placed in Group 3 alongside host Trinidad and Tobago, Panama and the Netherlands Antilles and the venue hosting matches in this group was the National Stadium. Group one consisted of Canada, Cuba, Dominican [...]
Amateur Boxing’s Referees and Judges for skills upgrade
The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) will hold a seminar/workshop, which officially opens form 1:00pm today at the National Gymnasium, which has been geared to upgrade the skills of the current crop of referees and judges attached to the association. Trinidadian AIBA Referee Judge, Fitzroy James Beckles is the resource person conducting the programme. Some [...]
Millions allocated for improving technical/vocational education
In excess of $875M has been budgeted for this year to facilitate the construction of Technical and Vocational facilities in Regions Three and Five. Works in this regard were given a January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2011 duration, a process which is currently ongoing. Presently works are progressing in Mahaica where one of the [...]
Woman pleads guilty to attempting to smuggle phone into prison
Despite prison authorities trying tirelessly to prevent the smuggling of illegal articles into the prison’s walls, a young woman was caught on Monday last, attempting to commit the illegal act. She appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer to the charge of taking a prohibited article into [...]
Agri Ministry displeased with “seeming inaction”
The Ministry of Agriculture has expressed its unhappiness with the “seeming inaction” of the police and the “unhelpful position” taken by the magistracy regarding the non-payment of over $400M to farmers by the Mahaicony Rice Limited (MRL). During a press conference Saturday at his Regent Street office, Minister Robert Persaud, also disclosed that the company [...]
The British High Commission played no part in freeing a female drug suspect
Dear Editor Your editorial of 20th January “A case of disrespect for the nation” raised a number of points I want to comment on. The starting point of the editorial was a sound one: that the drugs trade has serious implications for many countries, including consumer countries like my own, and countries used as transhipment [...]
A terrifying story of domestic violence in Trinidad and Tobago
The fight against domestic violence is a global struggle – and that includes other parts of the Caribbean. I want to share a story from Trinidad and Tobago that is particularly disturbing in both brutality and the continued terrorism faced by the victim, even after she left her abuser and as she is attempting to [...]
Mr Corbin was lacking in some aspects of opposition
Dear Editor: B. Beniprashad Rayman obviously is delusional to think that if she calls me a liar and repeats it often, that it would automatically translate into a fact. It’s just as if I were to deem her a cogent and coherent person, repeat it often and think that it will automatically translate into a [...]
Inter-Faith TV channel imminent
A television channel dedicated solely to religious programming is to be realised within three months. A government statement Monday said that President Bharrat Jagdeo in 2005 had signaled his intentions for such programming, and on Monday met with members of the Inter Religious Organisation (IRO). Among those present were Reverend, Dr Kwame Gilbert, President of [...]
Proposed specialist surgical hospital is a symbol of Guyana’s future – Minister Ramsaran
“We are already building on what we did especially last year with this budget,” said Minister within the Health Ministry, Dr Bheri Ramsaran, on Monday evening, as he attempted to defend the Government’s position as it relates to the national budget. In expressing his conviction that the budget has the potential to build the Guyana [...]
Accusations of managerial deficiencies levelled against Govt.
By Jenelle Carter As the 2011 budget continued in the National Assembly yesterday, PNCR Member of Parliament, Amna Ally continued to level accusations of corruption and managerial deficiencies against the government. Ally in her presentation took time to point out numerous outstanding irregularities and failed attempts to implement vital programmes within the education sector. “This [...]
Bissoondyal’s star may be fading fast
Dear Editor, I have been following very closely the continuous saga of Mr. Singh’s quest for power. I note that Mr. Bissoondyal Singh is now the president of the East Coast Board, President of one faction of the Demerara Cricket Board and is hotly pursuing the Guyana Board presidency. Is he a President of any [...]
Allegations cannot become truth
Dear Editor, Mr. Freddie Kissoon may well run but he cannot escape exposure of the shortcomings of his method and analysis by subterfuge or, as in the current case, resort to a specious offer of choice. (“Which do you prefer: Stealing books or serving a dictatorship?” KN: 24/01/11). His latest effort is a return to [...]
Dictatorship always, inevitably devours its own creators
When I got the call, it was about ten minutes after I was on the phone chatting with Adam Harris. That was last Sunday. The person on the other end of the line asked me if I saw the letter section of the Chronicle. I immediately said no, that I wasn’t interested. I have already [...]
Rice Farmers welcome support from Agri Ministry
Dear Editor, As a concerned and middle class rice farmer I have been closely following the developments within the rice industry, particularly the non payment/delayed payment of rice farmers by the overseas-based company Mahaicony Rice Limited. This overseas company is taking farmers for a ride and it must come to an abrupt end as the [...]
Substantiate those claims of impropriety
Dear Editor, The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) takes this opportunity to respond to the letter written by S. Samaroo in the Friday, January 21, 2011 edition of the Kaieteur newspaper captioned “The GNBS has taken Importers for granted”. The GNBS views seriously the matters highlighted by the writer in his/her letter. The organisation [...]
A LITTLE HELP FROM FRIENDS
When you think about big business in Guyana, certain firms spring to mind and certain names, the backbone of those businesses, are thought of. Those individuals are considered business geniuses in Guyana for their companies have survived in harsh economic times. For that ability these pioneers of industry and commerce in Guyana have become household [...]
Two nabbed after arson attack
Police apprehended two suspects yesterday morning in the wake of an arson attack. According to the police, the two assailants who are from the Essequibo Coast carried out the brazen assault on Damesh Mohanroop and his reputed wife Dominique, 23, of Sparta Village. The report stated that around 01:00 hrs, the two men armed with [...]
Remembering Lumumba
In this “International Year for People of African Descent”, it is more than a matter of serendipity that it is also the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Patrice Lumumba. That the United Nations in 2011 has to point out the systemic racism and discrimination that people of African descent suffer the world over, and [...]
Word of caution and encouragement for PNCR presidential candidates
Dear Editor, On Friday January 21, 2011 the Demerara Waves online news item captioned “PNCR presidential candidate would head candidates’ list; merging top positions on the cards”, attributed some serious definitive positions to the Presidential Candidate hopefuls. These positions are with regard to matters of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and of which, I [...]
